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OMG, I used to, and my mom still does, get in trouble for the "bitchy resting face" thing. It sucks! We put so much concentration into working, and that's how our faces look. Awesome video. And so funny!

Thank you so much for this. I don’t feel so alone now. Unfortunately the problem gets worse as you get older. Really it’s a problem of people projecting, that is imagining what you’re thinking about them and then believing what they’ve imagined rather than keeping an open mind. And to anyone who says “just smile”; do you smile all the time, for example when you’re reading a book?.

It's not that funny when it's real! I have a permanent frown line between my eyes which makes me look sad/mad/depressed and I am constantly told "smile, it could be worse" or asked "what's wrong" etc etc. Very annoying!

hahah this is funny. this used to be me. until i realised i really did have a problem and was holding in everything. that's why I had resting bitchy face. now i don't have resting bitchy face as much. true story.

We’ve always called ut “Chronic Bitchface”. I personally, have suffered from Chronic Bitchface my entire life. Its not just when concentrating though. Its at any point of the day. People dont wonder with concern what’s wrong. They just avoid me out of fear. Its kind of great, actually. I’ve never sought a cure.

For some people genetics just are what they are. There are things we can't change like features that slope down or slope down more with age–after 60-80 years of gravity pulling at them. After all, other things sag too. Then, there are those people who suffer chronic pain. It can be reflected in the features even when the person isn't focused on it. They may actually be quite happy because it's a good day for them. We need to learn that when someone says they are happy or they are ok to accept that most of the time, especially when it's another adult that we don't know well.

You are rocking my world this morning. I have had my smile commented on and loved throughout the world and when it isn't there people are freaked out! Some of those people, I knew just genuinely wanted to check in with me. But those who didn't just made me rant about the impossibility of smiling 24/7. Honestly, all the smiling made it hard to have thinking time. And I get pretty upset when I don't get to think, what with my brain being so radical. Thanks for the video and commentary.

This is something that only females deal with, Introverted females specifically. Never heard a man being told to "smile'. i have been told tosmile since adolescence, just walking down the street. Females are expected to smile and look pleasant or mildly submissive at all times, people are disturbed by a serious female. There are also fewer introverted females than males and majority of females are extraverted. So fuck off some men and extroverted women-and let us be., deep in thought and unselfconscious about how we appear to you,.

I….I too suffer from Asshole face. People are constantly telling me to cheer up and that "It's not all that bad". I apparently look angry all the time. Now that I'm self-conscious about it I try to remember to smile. When I remember to smile I look like I'm a psycho. I promise that I'm not angry or a psycho! Ever!